Common Mission Women was started by CMW founder and designer, Katie Simkins in the fall of 2016. It began as a creative space & blog, with the mission of encouraging and empowering women to step into the fullness of who they were created to be.
In the Fall of 2019 Katie launched CMW Handmade Goods - a line of handmade goods that are designed and made by Katie to empower women through the messages, and mission behind the product. The mission statement of the line is "Made Locally To Serve Locally", and as part of that commitment 10% of all proceeds from the CMW line go directly to serve women struggling with homelessness and poverty through a partnership with Timotyhy's Ministry.
Timothy's Ministry is a Chicago based non-profit that has cared for individuals struggling with homelessness for over 15 years.
This ministry was started by Katie's mom after the tragic loss of Katie's brother, Tim, and has also been a huge part of Katie's life. Because of this unique connection to the ministry, CMW is able to ensure that 100% of that 10% is going directly into the hands of the women they serve. CMW is also able to have a close relationship with these women to continue
to better know and meet their needs.
Katie continues to be passionate about helping women more fearlessly pursue their passions believing that, "when you pursue the passion of your heart, you are pursuing the dreams that God has for your life". As part of this heartbeat, she has welcomed on a few team members to contribute to the development of the blog, with the hope that more women will be encouraged and inspired to pursue their passions.
"The heart behind Common Mission Women is to empower women to pursue their passions, to remind them of their worth, and to encourage them of the value that they can bring to their communities.
I fully believe that when we step into who we were created to be, we will begin making an impact in the lives and communities around us.
When we encourage and empower others to pursue the calls of their heart, we will see individuals who begin to step into who they were created to be, living passionate lives, and ultimately impacting the world around them in a more profound way.”
-CMW Founder & Designer, Katie Simkins
In the Fall of 2019 Katie launched CMW Handmade Goods - a line of handmade goods that are designed and made by Katie to empower women through the messages, and mission behind the product. The mission statement of the line is "Made Locally To Serve Locally", and as part of that commitment 10% of all proceeds from the CMW line go directly to serve women struggling with homelessness and poverty through a partnership with Timotyhy's Ministry.
Timothy's Ministry is a Chicago based non-profit that has cared for individuals struggling with homelessness for over 15 years.
This ministry was started by Katie's mom after the tragic loss of Katie's brother, Tim, and has also been a huge part of Katie's life. Because of this unique connection to the ministry, CMW is able to ensure that 100% of that 10% is going directly into the hands of the women they serve. CMW is also able to have a close relationship with these women to continue
to better know and meet their needs.
Katie continues to be passionate about helping women more fearlessly pursue their passions believing that, "when you pursue the passion of your heart, you are pursuing the dreams that God has for your life". As part of this heartbeat, she has welcomed on a few team members to contribute to the development of the blog, with the hope that more women will be encouraged and inspired to pursue their passions.
"The heart behind Common Mission Women is to empower women to pursue their passions, to remind them of their worth, and to encourage them of the value that they can bring to their communities.
I fully believe that when we step into who we were created to be, we will begin making an impact in the lives and communities around us.
When we encourage and empower others to pursue the calls of their heart, we will see individuals who begin to step into who they were created to be, living passionate lives, and ultimately impacting the world around them in a more profound way.”
-CMW Founder & Designer, Katie Simkins
MEET OUR TEAM
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KATIE SIMKINSChicago native, Katie Simkins is the Founder & Designer for Common Mission Women, as well as CMW Handmade Goods.
She is married to the love of her life, is a mama to 2 baby boys, and believes she was created to create. Before being called to be a mama, and starting up Common Mission Women, Katie was a teacher and working artist in Chicago. She is passionate about helping other women discover their passions, and creating spaces where they can more fully step into who they were created to be. At CMW Katie primarily works to curate and develop content, cast vision, and create. She currently heads up the HER STORY blog, and is the designer for CMW Handmade Goods. "When you pursue the passions of your heart, you are pursuing the dreams that God has for your life. Those passions are so important - not just to living out your personal purpose, but for impacting the world around you in a more profound way." -Katie Simkins, CMW FOUNDER & DESIGNER |
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BLOG TEAM |
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The CMW blog team is made up of Katie Simkins, Michelle Wilkins, and Miraynda Salinas. Katie works primarily on the Her Story blog, and Miraynda and Michelle work collaboratively on the Your Story blog. As a team they collaborate, vision cast, and plan together.
Miraynda and Michelle also take part in working alongside Katie to further develop some of CMW's other social media platforms when it comes to content, messaging, and engagement with other women. All three women are all passionate about using CMW to care for others through empowering, educational, and encouraging content, story telling, and messaging. |